Senior Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of major team-scoped projects and participate in cross-team initiatives for HR and Payroll products
• Design, propose, and operationalize end-to-end agentic workflows (spec → plan → execute → verify)
• Redesign engineering workflows to use autonomous agents as the default execution layer
• Build reusable agentic primitives and workflows within the codebase
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring, and RFC discussions
• Maintain high standards for API design, performance, and system reliability
• Debug and solve complex technical and business issues within a distributed system

Requirements

• Strong engineering fundamentals with a track record of shipping secure, reliable, and scalable production systems
• Practical experience designing or adopting agentic/automation workflows
• High level of AI fluency and strong automation capabilities
• Proficiency with Postgres or similar relational databases
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins)
• Ability to think in systems: defining specs, breaking down plans, and implementing verification loops

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with functional programming languages such as Elixir or Erlang
• Experience with Phoenix framework
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS
• Familiarity with modern frontend technologies like React, Next.js, or Vue

Benefits

• Work from anywhere with a fully remote, asynchronous culture
• Competitive salary and stock options
• Flexible paid time off and flexible working hours
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Mental health support services
• Learning budget and home office/IT equipment budget
• Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

About the Company

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. Our team works asynchronously from across the globe to build a best-in-class HR and payroll platform.